Class Of 57 chords by The Statler Brothers

The Class Of '57:The Statler
Brothers.
Album - Country Music:Then And Now - #7 on
BB Hot Country on MERCURY Records in 1972.


INTRO: E Abm Gbm B


#1.
E               Abm       Dbm            E
Tommy's selling used cars Nancy's fixing hair.
A                               Gb               B
Harvey runs a grocery store and Margaret doesn't care.
E              Abm                 Dbm
Jerry drives a truck for Sears and Charlotte's on
    E
the make.
    A                             B              E
And Paul sells life insurance and part-time real estate.

#2.
E          Abm     Dbm                E
Helen is a hostess Frank works at the mill.
A                              Gb              B
Janet teaches grade school and probably always will.
E                 Abm      Dbm             E
Bob works for the city and Jack's in lab research.
    A                        B            E
And Peggy plays organ at the Presbyterian Church.


CHORUS:
        A                    E
And the class of '57 had its dreams.
       Dbm                                    Gb
Oh, we all thought we'd change the world with our
                B
great works and deeds.
   A                                     E         Abm
Or maybe we just thought the world would change to fit
    Dbm
our needs.
    A         B          E
The class of '57 had its dreams.



#3.
F            Am           Dm              F
Betty runs a trailer park Jan sells Tupperware.
Bb                        G            C
Randy's on an insane ward Mary's on welfare.
F              Am             Dm                 F
Charlie took a job with Ford, Joe took Freddie's wife.
Bb                               C                F
Charlotte took a millionaire and Freddie took his life.



#4.
F              Am       Dm             F
John is big in cattle,  Ray is deep in debt.
Bb                              G         C
Where Mavis finally wound up is anybody's bet.
F             Am            Dm
Linda married Sonny  Brenda married me.
    Bb                        C              F
And the class of all of us is just a part of history.


CHORUS:
        Bb                   F
And the class of '57 had its dreams.
    Dm                        G             C
But living life day to day is never like it seems.
Bb                          F       Am       Dm
Things get complicated when you get past eighteen.
        Bb        C          F      Dm
But the class of '57 had its dreams.


OUTRO:
    Bb        C          F
The class of '57 had its dreams.




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